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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
321
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
108
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
74
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
45
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
45 Genera with 92 Species
#ACDGLMOPRSTX
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocladius Sublette & W..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Asclerina Reiss, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges11SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1968Snow Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Diplosmittia Saether, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Lipurometriocnemus Saether, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Longipedia Hong, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Onconeura Andersen & S..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19293SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Petalocladius Sublette & W..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 19727SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
92 Species
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) cinctipes Johannsen, 1946
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) peleensis Walley, 1926
Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana M. Grund, 2005
Ancylocladius relicinus Sublette & W..., 1972
Antillocladius antecalvus Sæther, 1981
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Chironominae bulbosus Gerry, 1933
Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironominae spilopterus Williston, 1896
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus anonymus (Williston, 1896)⇒ Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus bulbosus (Gerry, 1933)⇒ Chironominae bulbosus Gerry, 1933
Chironomus calligraphus Goeldi, 1905
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus jamaicensis Gerry, 1933
Chironomus lugens (Kieffer, 1906)⇒ Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus pseudofasciatus Gerry, 1932
Chironomus spilopterus (Williston, 1896)⇒ Chironominae spilopterus Williston, 1896
Chironomus willistoni Johannsen, 1905
Clunio marshalli Stone & Wirth, 1947Cascara buckthorn
Clunio virginianus Paggi, 1985
Coelotanypus cletis Roback, 1963
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Coelotanypus humeralis Loew, 1866
Coelotanypus insulanus Johannsen, 1938
Compterosmittia dentispina Saether, 1981
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus aberrans Johannsen, 1938
Cricotopus canditiba Saether, 1981
Cricotopus conformis Curran, 1928
Cricotopus currani Spies & Reiss, 1996
Cricotopus debilis Williston, 1896
Cricotopus nudisquamus Saether, 1981
Cricotopus pilocapsulus Saether, 1981
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Diamesa (Diamesa) martae Kownacki & K..., 1980
Diamesa (Diamesa) modesta Serra-tosio, 1968
Diplosmittia harrisoni Saether, 1981
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Goeldichironomus fluctuans Reiss, 1974
Labrundinia maculata Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Labrundinia pilosella Loew, 1866
Lipurometriocnemus glabalus Saether, 1981
Lipurometriocnemus longicosta Oliver, 1985
Longipedia gonzalezi
Macropelopia adaucta Kieffer, 1916
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Mesosmittia lobiga Saether, 1985
Micropsectra dubia Malloch, 0
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Monopelopia mikeschwartzi Epler, 1999
Onconeura semifimbriata Saether, 1981
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Parametriocnemus lundbecki Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pentaneura indecisa Williston, 1896
Pentaneura marmorata Johannsen, 1938
Petalocladius setosus Sublette & W..., 1972
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia digitata Saether, 1981
Pseudosmittia forcipata Goetghebuer, 1921
Pseudosmittia joaquimvenancioi Messias & de..., 2000
Rheotanytarsus exiguus Johannsen, 1905
Rheotanytarsus meridionalis Johannsen, 1938
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884
Smittia windwardensis Saether, 1981
Stenochironomus innocuus Williston, 1896
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Tanypodinae flaveolus Williston, 1896
Tanypus (Apelopia) neopunctipennis Sublette, 1964
Tanypus brooksi Gerry, 1933
Tanypus flaveolus (Williston, 1896)⇒ Tanypodinae flaveolus Williston, 1896
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Tanytarsus bromelicola Cranston, 2007
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Thalassomya bureni Wirth, 1949Trailing phlox
Thienemanniella spreta Roback, 1962
Xenochironomus festivus (Say, 0)⇒ Axarus festivus Say, 1823
Xestochironomus comptus Sublette & W..., 1972
Xestochironomus dominicanus Sublette & W..., 1972
Xestochironomus flinti Sublette & W..., 1972
Xestochironomus furcatus Johannsen, 1938
Xestochironomus hobbsi
Xestochironomus luteifurcatus Sublette & W..., 1972
Xestochironomus nebulosus Sublette & W..., 1972

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
14
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
16
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
8
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


Links, sources and further information
Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
Chironomidae at irmng.org
Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org